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UNITED STATES:

- PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. HORN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF ANDJOHN J. HORN, OF SAME PLACE.

I SHOULDER-BRACE.

$PEGIFIOATION forming part'of Letters Patent No. 508,713, dated November14, 1893.

' Application filed February 10,1893. Serial No. 461,715- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. HORN, a citizenof the United States, anda resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certainImprovements in Shoulder-Braces, of which the followingis aspecification.

The object of my invention is to so construct a shoulder brace as toinsure the proper hold of the same upon the shoulders at such points aswill furnish effective bracing or support without causing any discomfortand without subjecting the brace to any undue strain. This object Iattain in the manner hereinafter set forth, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1, is a perspective view of apair of shoulder braces constructed in accordance with my invention; andFig. 2, isaview showing the same applied to the wearer.

The braces, so far as regards general construction, may be similar tothose in ordinary:

use, the braces which I have illustrated'in the drawings having backbars A A connected, by webs B B, preferably elastic, and havingdepending straps D D, also preferably elastic;

and provided with adjustable button-hole pieces D. tend two shoulderstraps F F, and an arm pit strap G, and from the latter depends anelastic strap H provided with an adjustable clip or holder I for theusual looped or duplex buttonhole piece J for application to the frontbuttons of the trousers, the buttonhole pieces D receiving the rearbuttons.

The arm pit straps G are rendered adj ustable by means of buckles K, butinstead of connecting the upper end of said arm pit strap directly tothe upper ends of the shoulder straps F F as usual, I provide a cappiece M, to which boththe arm pit strap and the shoulder straps areconnected, this cap pro-. viding a broad bearing upon the shoulder atthe tip of the same Without interfering with the free movement of thearm, the cap being pre ferably tapered or narrowed from the rear to thefront so as to limit the restraining influence of the front portion ofthe same upon the arm. The lower shoulder strap F'is also secured totheback bar A; by means of a buckle N, or other suitable means, so thatFrom each of the back bars A ex-' regulate the angle of the latter as tobring the'saine out to the extreme tip of the shoulder where the bracingefiect is most needed and where the exercise of a slight power willbrace the shoulders to the same degree as the exercise of much greaterpower at a point farther inward upon the shoulder. The same resultcould, in a measure, be secured by making the upper strap F adjustable,instead of the lower strap Ft, or both straps may be adj ustable ifdesired, the object to be attained being to change the length of onestrap relatively to the other, so as to vary the angle of the cap pieceM as required.

Other constructions than the straps A, B, may also be adopted in theback portion of the braces, without departing from my invention..

Having thus described my invention, I

claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination, inshoulder braces, of the back portion, the shoulder caps providing anextended and continuous bearing upon the tips of the shoulders, the armpit straps connecting the front portions of said shouldercaps with theback portion of the brace, the double shoulder straps connecting therear portions of said shoulder caps with the back portion of the brace,and means for adjusting the length of one of said shoulder straps ineach pair, relatively to the other strap of the pair, substantially asspecified.

2. The combination, in shoulder braces, of the rear portion, the arm pitstraps, the double shoulder straps, and means for adjusting 1n lengththe lower of said straps whereby the bracing efiect may be shifted tothe extreme tip of the shoulder, without changing the length of theupper strap, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM H. HORN.

Witnesses:

FRANK E. BEGHTOLD, JOSEPH H. KLEIN.

